Seetal Solanki is a London-based materials designer, researcher and writer. In 2015 she founded materials research design studio Ma-tt-er, a practice to readdress our relationship with the planet by understanding what it’s made of. Her work explores alternative methods of employing and implementing natural and man made materials more responsibly across industry and education.
Seetal holds an MA in Textile Futures from Central Saint Martins and is the author of Why Materials Matter: Responsible Design for a Better World (2018). In 2017 she began teaching at the Royal College of Art, London leading a platform on Interior Design at the School of Architecture. She has worked with NIKE, Google, The Serpentine Gallery, Venice Biennale, Dezeen, The Architectural Association, Potato Head Bali, Molonglo Group, IKEA/SPACE10, British Council, The Design Museum London, Hyundai, Iceland Academy of the Arts, Politecnico di Milano and many more. Her work has been widely featured internationally.
Seetal Solanki is a guest speaker at the guest speaker at the International Melba Symposium thanks to the partnership with Fashion Days.
